India could become carbon neutral before its 2070 goal: IRENA chief Updated On Wed, Apr 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s focus on decarbonising its steel sector and developing offshore wind power will help it become carbon neutral ahead of its promised goal of 2070, the director-general of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said. IRENA’s Francesco La Camera told an international news agency that India was “very serious” about meeting the challenges and was […] Read more
Regional Energy Trade Lead Updated On Tue, Apr 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy Lead and design policy and regulatory interventions for setting up and expanding a regional power market as well as power trade rules, operations, and codes. Develop capacity of regional institutions on power trading regional energy cooperation and support evolution of new trading companies in South Asian countries. Provide technical inputs in the formulation/ update of […] Read more
India’s NIWE and UK’s ORE Catapult Collaborate for Offshore Wind Development Updated On Tue, Apr 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has announced signing of a a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) with ORE Catapult of the United Kingdom under which the two wind energy organisations of their respective countries will establish a five-year collaboration programme for the development of wind energy, particularly offshore wind. India currently has zero […] Read more
Global Renewable Capacity Addition in numbers For 2021 from IRENA Updated On Mon, Apr 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy “At the end of 2021, global renewable generation capacity amounted to 3064 GW. Hydropower accounted for the largest share of the global total, with a capacity of 1230 GW,” finds a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Solar and wind energy accounted for equal shares of the remainder, with capacities of 849 […] Read more
GESCOM invites bids for 3 MWp rooftop solar systems in Karnataka Updated On Mon, Apr 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM) has invited bids for the empanelment of vendors for the development of 3MWp rooftop solar plants in residential buildings under Phase-II Scheme of MNRE in Karnataka. Key dates of the tender are as below: Last date for submission of queries : 02.05.2022 @ 11.00 Hrs. Pre-Bid meeting : 04.05.2022 […] Read more
Malawi solar mini-grid shows promise as way of electrifying rural Africa Updated On Fri, Apr 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy A solar mini-grid in rural Malawi, East Africa, is powering maize mills, a sunflower oil facility and will help a welder in a nearby village expand his business, showing that centralised grid systems are not Africa’s only route towards low-carbon power. Malawi, a landlocked country in southeastern Africa, is defined by its topography of highlands […] Read more
Pilot Scheme for Hourly Renewable Energy Certificates in UK Seeks To Empower Consumers Updated On Thu, Apr 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Plans proposed by energy suppliers working with a Startup called Granular could mark a sea change in making consumers aware of their power sources, and more importantly, benefit from discounts from there is a surplus of renewable power. A consortium of leading energy organisations led by hourly certificate focused start-up Granular and including European power […] Read more
Green ammonia from green hydrogen can reduce India’s fertiliser subsidy burden Updated On Thu, Apr 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy A shift to green ammonia would significantly reduce the Indian government’s massive fertiliser subsidy burden and boost energy self-reliance by cutting dependence on imports of expensive liquified natural gas (LNG) for fertiliser manufacturing, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Of course, green ammonia itself would come […] Read more
J&K village to become first carbon-free solar panchayat Updated On Mon, Apr 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy The residents of Palli in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Samba district are upbeat over the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to their village, according to recent media reports. The village is set to become the first carbon-free solar panchayat in the union territory. As per reports, the work is going on at war-footing, especially […] Read more
